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Garasu No Kaze - Kotoko

Hallo.
First of all, I don't speak Japanese. I've been trying to find an english translation to Garasu No Kaze for some time and can't, so in the end I sat down with Babelfish and Google Translation tools (YOU FOOL! I hear you cry) and decided to try and do it myself.

I've almost managed it - I think - except for a few lines, but can anyone tell me if I'm even close? If I am it's a much sadder song than I expected, but I've been caught out that way before. The lines I haven't been able to work out I've left in romaji and bold. Any help at all would be really appreciated. It's driving me crazy!
Thanks

The distant riverside town has vanished in the heat hazeFollow the voice of the defenceless breeze

For a little while, we can laugh like that dayWe kicked off our hot shoes and jumped off the reedy river bank

Gently closing my eyes sora made wa oesou ni nakute

Once upon a time in that town we said that we liked each other Think back and you will remember meOh well, when things are important, time always passes too swiftly boku wa futto unazuita (I was nodding?)kimi wa mou inai no ni...

All the lies hit me in the heart It hurt to breathe when you left

Gently closing your eyes The sadness I was too weak to end, you ended for me

Once upon a time in that town we said that we liked each other I’m growing up now, don’t you think? Oh well, it was a dream that went nowhereThat's okay, you’re better at moving on than me

Once upon a time in that town we said that we liked each other Just in that one time when we could meet in peaceOh well, Even if that cannot happen again, I will never forgetEven though you were a coward who threw my kindness back in my face

The heat haze in the distance is like a warm smiling faceGently closing its eyes

Well, as you expected, in a majority of the lines you have come close but missed the mark, sometimes reversing the meanings in the process. You might be able to understand slightly more if you run each phrase through a J->E dictionary, as well as perhaps checking up on basic grammar.

Having said that, I've gone ahead and translated your missing lines to stave off your curiosity a bit